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Posted on 2020-03-302020-06-19

From isolation to intimacy

In this day and age, it is difficult not to get wrapped up in fear. COVID-19 has built up a global climate of fear to which no one is immune. The world was not ready for the pandemic, the scale of which not seen since the Spanish flu of 1918. Fear Fear thrusts people (and …

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Posted on 2019-07-132019-07-14

Sleeping is so much more than just rejuvenation

What happens when you don’t get a good night’s sleep? You’re grumpy and tired the next day. Energy restoration is an obvious benefit of a good sleep. Yet, sleeping has many other positives. First, sleeping helps us commit things you learn during the day to long-term memory. Things you learn during the day are only …

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Posted on 2019-04-162019-05-14

Boomers are energy hoggers?

According to BC Hydro, a Canadian utility company operating in the province of British Columbia which I call home, baby boomers use double the electricity millennials do. For energy-conscious boomers like myself, the headline was shocking and became somewhat personal. Eager to vindicate oneself, I read the rest of the article with heightened senses and …

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Posted on 2019-03-192019-05-14

My top 10 non-fiction books

(The content of this blog post is made into a YouTube video. ) 1. The Story of Spanish If you are a student of the Spanish language, or a history buff, or both, you will love this book. It is a story book, not a grammar book of which there are many. This book tells …

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Posted on 2019-03-052019-03-19

Not quite ready for retirement?

Baby boomers are all too familiar with the tried-and-tested, ultimate career transition, retiring from a full-time career to full-time, retirement. We saw how our parents retired at age 65, and ‘rode into the sunset’. Times have changed. Boomers have been more health conscious and active in their adult lives than their parents. It is not …

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